Hi there. New user here looking for advice. I've recently added a couple of WiiM minis to my kitchen hi-fi and the system in my home office and they are working really well. My turntable is connected to another system in the lounge and what I'd really like to to be able to to is be able to play music from the turntable on all three systems at the same time. Is this in anyway possible? I was all ready to buy a WiiM Ultra (because of it's phono inputs) to go in the lounge but got cold feet when I saw it didn't support Air Play, who I assumed I'd need if I wanted to achieve my desired outcome. I'm not particularly clued up on this type of thing so any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.
New user: Question about adding a turntable to stream throughout the house
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Airplay isn’t required for WiiM/Linkplay multiroom - one device can have the turntable connected and that audio will be distributed to other WiiM devices in the group over WiFi using Linkplay’s own protocol.
(Linkplay is WiiM’s parent company and produce the modules in WiiM and some third party devices)
(Linkplay is WiiM’s parent company and produce the modules in WiiM and some third party devices)
Thanks for such a prompt reply. That sounds promising I’d thought that AirPlay was required on all devices but obviously not. So, if I buy a WiiM Ultra, connect my turntable to the Ultra phono inputs then connect the Ultra Aux out to my lounge system’s Aux in, I should be able to listen to the turntable via the Ultra aux out on my lounge system and simultaneously use link play to stream it to my other two systems via the respective Minis? Have I got that right?
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Yes, that is right.
In the WiiM Home App "Devices" tab you select the Ultra as the Leading device, playing the Phono input, and then link the other WiiMs as followers.
You can adjust the audio delays in the "Audio Input" settings.
AirPlay is only used with Apple devices and is not needed with WiiM.
Unless you want the additional features of the Ultra another Mini may suffice.
Assuming your turntable is currently connected to an amp and that amp has a line out available then connecting that line out to the aux in of the Mini will give you what you want. Group the Minis as described.
An adantage isthat all your sources feeding this amp can be sent though your grouped Minis
Assuming your turntable is currently connected to an amp and that amp has a line out available then connecting that line out to the aux in of the Mini will give you what you want. Group the Minis as described.
An adantage isthat all your sources feeding this amp can be sent though your grouped Minis
The music is likely to be out of sync doing it that way.
If you need a phono pre-amp there are several available at pretty reasonable prices, like $100 or less. That may be cheaper than buying an Ultra, unless you want all its features, like the screen. A phono pre-amp will probably sound better than the phono input on the Ultra, which has had very mixed reviews.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read and reply. It’s been a great help. My head ( and wallet )tells me WiiM Pro, but I’m drawn to the Ultra because of its looks. I’ll hold off until Black Friday and see what the Amazon prices are like then. Again, thanks for all the advice.
Halfway house then - wiim pro plus.
Has better ADC and DAC than the pro.
Are you sure
Even Wiim's own site, on the page "What are the differences between the WiiM Pro and the WiiM Pro Plus" says:
Better ADC for Line Input
It uses TI Burr-Brown Audio PCM1861 ADC, achieving up to 192kHz/32-bit digital output, 110 dB SNR.
iirc, the pro is fixed at 48khz, 16 bit.
Don't know why wiim put 32 bit in the blurb, it's 192 / 24 max in the options.
the results are of the same nature as the measurement (not great)...Are you sure
Even Wiim's own site, on the page "What are the differences between the WiiM Pro and the WiiM Pro Plus" says:
Better ADC for Line Input
It uses TI Burr-Brown Audio PCM1861 ADC, achieving up to 192kHz/32-bit digital output, 110 dB SNR.
iirc, the pro is fixed at 48khz, 16 bit.
Don't know why wiim put 32 bit in the blurb, it's 192 / 24 max in the options.
not so linked to the ADC chip used
(you can observe the results of the 3s in adc on asr ... even if the measurements are always to be put into perspective in principle ... here does not even reach a 16-bit enob ... we can hope perhaps that if a next ultra, also "analog preamp", if analog inputs...will be of a more correct quality...clearly more a matter of care/engineering to be provided than a significant additional cost...)
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Personally, I would never buy a WiiM product (or any other make) that does not allow to use room correction and EQ with it's analogue inputs. 
Technically, even another WiiM Mini would do the trick (since your turntable has a built-in switchable phono pre-amp). The communication between linked WiiM devices is in the digital domain, so the DAC in use is always that of the device located in the room you're listening to the music.
The WiiM Pro has more processing power and memory and supports a couple of things the Mini does not.
The Pro Plus comes with a clearly superior DAC (again, relevant only when listening in the same room and not using a digital output) and a slightly better ADC chip (even if ENOB, which is just another way of expressing SINAD, which is just another way of expressing THD+N, is not much different).
The WiiM Ultra would allow you to compare it's built-in phono stage to the one in your turntable and apart from the touchscree offers other features you just might start to like over time (like e.g. the sofusticated subwoofer management and its USB input and output.
It's up to you.
Hint: I already own (amongst other WiiMs) an Ultra and I have currently no use for a second unit. But every time there is a sales even I feel tempted to buy one, just because it feels like such extraordinary value.
I understand that very well. The WiiM Ultra is a really well polished all-in-one device (just add a power amplifier and speakers).
Technically, even another WiiM Mini would do the trick (since your turntable has a built-in switchable phono pre-amp). The communication between linked WiiM devices is in the digital domain, so the DAC in use is always that of the device located in the room you're listening to the music.
The WiiM Pro has more processing power and memory and supports a couple of things the Mini does not.
The Pro Plus comes with a clearly superior DAC (again, relevant only when listening in the same room and not using a digital output) and a slightly better ADC chip (even if ENOB, which is just another way of expressing SINAD, which is just another way of expressing THD+N, is not much different).
The WiiM Ultra would allow you to compare it's built-in phono stage to the one in your turntable and apart from the touchscree offers other features you just might start to like over time (like e.g. the sofusticated subwoofer management and its USB input and output.
It's up to you.
Hint: I already own (amongst other WiiMs) an Ultra and I have currently no use for a second unit. But every time there is a sales even I feel tempted to buy one, just because it feels like such extraordinary value.
My "enob" statement is just to be more explicit about the fact that announcing 24-bit chips makes little sense when here they don't even correspond to what we can expect from a 16-bit... like here ( <15)
(in any case, we don't make 24-bit enob...but much better than 16-bits...for a long time ;-) )
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